Despite a recent surge in popularity of vinyl and record players, music streaming continues to be king. A wide variety of subscription-based music streaming services now grant access to millions of ...

January 2, 2024 • Our resident Viking, Lars Gotrich, connects epic Japanese storytelling, soul-sampling powerviolence, ambient rap and beautiful noise through thematic webs of history and memory.

At the 1996 Best of the Beat recognizing the best music of 1995, Gina Forsyth and Waylon Thibodeaux’s album Dans La Louisianne won as the best Cajun album. In her acceptance speech Gina Forsyth made ...

Anyone who thinks “Hips Don’t Lie” is Shakira’s best song probably hasn’t heard the artist’s expansive and eclectic back catalog. She is a musical pioneer, an artist who helped bridge the gap between ...